Strong northerly winds created blowing snow and blizzard conditions across parts of eastern North Dakota and western Minnesota — particularly within the Red River Valley — on 17 January 2026. 5-minute CONUS Sector GOES-19 (GOES-East) Near-Infrared “Snow/Ice” images (above) showed the development of Horizontal Convective Rolls (HCRs) where winds were channeled down the... Read More